Wagon-loading device.



- J. K.- YOORHEESG; V. V. SPEBR.

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JOHN K. VOORHEES, OF CEDAR FALLS, AND VICTOR V. SPEER, OF

TOWNSHIP, IOWA.

CEDAR FALLS WAGON-LOADING DEVICE.

No. 911,633. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 9, 1909.Application filed February 6, 1908. Serial No. 414,511. To all whom itmay concern: 1 not seek to claim any specific form of sup- Be it knownthat we, JOHN K. Voonnnns ports, provided that the parts thereof are soand Vroron V. Srnnn, citizens of the United placed that a wagon may. bemoved there- States of America, and residents of Cedar under for thepurpose of loading. Falls, Blackhawk county, Iowa, and of Cedar v Adriving-belt 4, adapted to be actuated Falls township, Blackhawk county,Iowa, by any suitable source of power such as an respectively, haveinventedcertain new and internal-combustion en ine, passes about usefulImprovements in Wagon-Loading Deand drives the belt-whee on theleft-hand vices, of which the following is a specifical end of adriving-shaft 13, the latter being tion. 7 mounted in the bracketsattached to the up- Our invention relates to improvements in rights 2'2,with its right-hand end upwagon loading devices, and the objects of ourwardly opening 46 in the bracket 47. A drum 44 1s improvements arethese: nrst, to use power- 7 actuated means for forward traction on theplaced below and parallel with the shaft 13, and has its ends rotatablymounted in the loading. fork or scoop arranged to be set in l motion orstopped by one'man only, the ower parts of said brackets. operativehandling the fork or scoop second, l V The numerals 43'and 15 designaterespecan improved device for putting the operative tlvely adriving-pinion secured to the shaft 13 and a driven gear-wheel securedto the drum-shaft 14, and adapted to interact when the shaft 13 is inits lowermost position. The shaft 13 is driven continuously, the pinion43 being lifted out of engagement with the gear-wheel 15, when it isdesired to disconnect from the source of power. The rear drawings, inwhich: end of a draft-cable 19 is secured to the drum Figure 1 is a sideelevation of our improved 1-44 to be wound thereon, the other end ofsaid wagon loading device. Fig. 2 is a plan view l cable then beingcarried forward over a pulof the forward part of same, taken in perl ley20 suspended from said frame to be sespective from the forward endthereof. cured to the bail 37 of a fork or scoop 39. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of the driving- On a stud 9 on a bracket 36 projecting caringand its mounting. Fig. 4 is a side rearwardly from the right-handsupport 2 is elevation of the driving mechanism showing pivoted mediallya lever 8, to whose rear end the detail on a larger scale of theelements is connected a slidable weight 5 by a setoperative to engage ordisengage the drivingscrew 6, and whose forward end is provided gears.Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspecwith a slotted opening 69 adapted toreceive tive view of the separable pulley-block used the right-hand endof the driving-shaft 13 when connected to a fixed structure, to slidablywithin. The weight 5, when propchange the line of direction of the forkcable. l erly adjusted in position on the rear end 0 Figi 6 is a sideelevation of said separable said lever, serves to raise the right-handend pu ey-block, with the arts engaged. Fig. 7 of the driving-shaft 13to lift the teeth of its is a side elevation of t e same, showing thepinion 43 out of engagement with the teeth parts disengaged. Fig. 8 isan upper plan of the gear-wheel 15. view of a portion of the separableblock, with All arm 11 has its upper end pivoted on a 9 l stud 12projecting laterally from the upper its housing part of the bracket'36,and its lower swinging of the l end is curved forwardly in such a mannerdriving mechanlsm in or out of gear, and third, means whereby the forkor scoop may be handled and used to cover a wide extent of ground to becleared. These objects we have accomplished the mechanism which is aplan view of the pulley. and

late as detached from the other parts block. j that its inner curvedside is adapted to fit the Similar numbers refer to similar parts Ishaft13 when in its rearmost position, and 1n throughout the severalviews. that position securin the shaft in its lowermost position in theslottedopening 46, w1th the driving-gears in operative engagement. Acoiled tension spring 10, connecte between the arm 11 and the lever 8 ata point rearward of the pivot of the latter, tends to Our improvedmechanism may be mounta frame composed of the arranged to support eachother at their angles of juncture, or may be 1 otherwise mounted asdesired, since we do movable in a longitudinally-slotted keep said armand its curved portion 18 in wheel 43 runs idly until the scoop or for];has contact with the said shaft 13. 1 been carried to a convenient placefor reloadhe arm 11 may be disengaged from the 1 ing, and then saidgear-wheel may he forced shaft 13, to permit the weight 5 to elevate ldownward into engagement with the gear- 5 said shaft, by the followingmeans: The nul wheel 15 in order to start the dral'tcthle I51 7( meral17 designates a cable, preferably made in motion backward by thefollowing means. of wire, whose rearmost end is secured to the Thenumeral des. nates a cable carried lower end of the hook 18 on the arm11, the ackward through the guide 28 and over the cable then beingcarried about pulleys 16, 29 pulley 2 9 to connect with the rear end ofthe lever 8. Yi hen the operative at the scoop 7 10 and 27 and has itsforward end secured to the rrght-hand upwardly-extending arm pivl pullsupon the cable 32, the rear end ol the oted on a stud 21 extending froma hanger lever S is elevated, which causes a depression 23 on theframe 1. To a ring 30 secured to of the levers forward end, and movesthe the cable 17 at a suitable place between the shaft 13 downward untilthe gears 13 and I5 15 pulleys 29 and 27 is fastened the rear end of lreengage. The hoolr 1d of the arm 11 then, so a forwardly extendingcable 33, the latter impelled by the spring it), resumes its sealsupported above the fame 1 by a guide 28. upon the sha 1 13 to secure itin its lowermo.-:t i hen the cable 33 is drawn forward, the position.The springs 21 which draw fordraft upon the cable 17 thereby occasionedward the arms 25, when the pressure upon 20 causes the hook 18 of thearm 11 to be drawn them of the bar 4-8 is removed, give to theawayfromthe shaft 13, permitting the latter, l wire-cable 17 thenecessary amount of slaelimpelled by the weight 5 on the lever 8, to bencss which permits the bar 11 to retreat to its elevated in the slottedguide 69, thus separearmost position. rating the gear-wheels 43 and 15,and stop- I in order He allow the operative to distiie ping the draftupon the draft-cable 19. guish the cables 32 and 33 from each other, 901e same resultmay be effected automatic rings or projectimis 34 may besecured upon ally by the rearwardly-moving forlr or one of them at shortdistances apart, for scoop 39 in the following manner: The forl: 1manual contact. whose bad 37 is connected to said drait- As indicated inFig. 2 by the dotted lines, cable, may be constructed in any desired thedirection of draft of the cable I!) may be 95 manner, but should havesome means, su h l changed as follows. To a post or other fixed as thetransverse rod 48 for engaging the pivobject a pulley having a sepa rlebloel: may l l l l oted arms 25 on the frame 1. The fork may oe secured,and such pulley: ited to have haverearwardlyextendingtines41 connectedthe cable 19 reevcd through When the to a cross-bar whose ends arefastened to fork orscoop has been loaded inanyparl'lola 100 theside-plates 39, and forwardly extending s1debars connected by ahandle-bar Also said fork or scoop may have a caster 10 l yard orbuilding and has been. drawn :lorwa rd l to said pulley, the operativein manually l separate the parts of the bloel:

and release mounted thereunder, to permit it to be i the cable from thepulley, or the blocldsparls 40 moved with little friction over theground. l may be automatically spread and the pulley 105 e arms 25 mayhave a plurality of forslipped from the cable by the following sp:wardly extendin teeth 26, between which cilicmcans.

the ends of the transverse-bar 48 of the fork in figs. 5 to 9 inclusivedepicted a sepor scoop may be received. Tl llfill the fork f arablepulley-block peculiarly adapted, for

.45 or scoop has been drawn up the inclined l use in connection with ourimproved wagon 110 plane 70 to a point where the ends of the bar Iloading device. 'l lie ring may be secured 8 engage and draw backwardthe pivoted l t l xcd ob cet ear the mouth of the in,- arms 25, and thesprings 2% connected beelined p ane '70. Said ring is swiveled to thetween the arms and the frame 1 have limited bend of the plate 3 whoseparallel members 50 the arms rearward movement, the draft of y and (8:2.the 11?: the cable 19 upon the forward part of the lent plate nil, totip rearwardly to almost a used as a pivot for anl s "lhc members of thein, parallel, with are connected b cross-rods af l lormer used as apivot for the l I and the latter bei g l other bent plate into anyreceptacle or wagon placed therebent plate 57 are or under to receivetherefrom. in moving the pintles 56 of an zediate pulley 55 120 ckward,the right-hand arm 25- exercises l rotatably seated in be g openin stherein. traction upon the wire cable 17, causing it The end of theshort member of the bent f plate 57 rolled to form a tubular bearin 7 totrip the hook 18 and thus disengage the h gear-wheels 4S and 15 in themanner erefor the pivot-bolt 65, and the plate 57 w 60 tofore described,and stopping the draft upon l its contained pullcwuheel the cable 19.The cable 19 being thus re 1 leased from the catch-plate .31 under theineased, is free to rotate in areverse direction fluenee of gravity fallbacl: under the bentto permit the fork to slide down the inclined plate63 as shown. in Fig. 7. l iowover, when plane '70 by reason of gravity,where itis l the plate 57 is brought up to its position 65 againavailable for reloading. The gearl shown in Fig. 6, the end of its upperand Bu longer member, which is slightly narrowed and downturned, may beengage wardly bent end of the plate or catch 51, the latter having itsinturned end bent to a reater angle than ninety degrees in order tofacilitate the sliding of the slightly bent end of the member 57 fromthereunder, or rather to cause the end of the catch to slip off moreeasilyfrom said bent plate 57, as it will do when the snap-hook 60 isreleased therefrom.

The snap-hook or catch 60 is in the form of a medially pivoted arm, abearing-seat tl ereon being provided by the attached late 61, in whichthe upwardly-directed pint e 52 of a bracket secured to the right-handside of the block by a bolt 62, is received. A coiled tension-spring 66is connected between the hook end of the arm 60 at an orifice 59 of thelatter and the upturned projection of a bracket 52 on the left-hand sideof the block, secured to the block by a bolt 62 in asimilar manner tothe bracket on the right-hand side. The hook of the arm 60 is adapted toengage the catch 51 when the latter is in engagement with the end of theplate 57, to hold said catch and plate in secure connection, aide by thetension of the spring 66. iihis detachable-pulleylock is useful inconnection with our improved wagon loading device in the facility itaffords in changing the line of direction of the draft cable 19so thatthe fork or scoop may travel over any part of a yard or building, and inthe manner in which it may be automatically disconnected from said cablewhen the forkhas arrived with its load at a point where the cable thencan haul said fork in a straight line directly up the inclined plane 70.

When it is desired to change the line of draft so that the fork cangather a load from a location out of line with the inclined plane, theoperative the arm 60 so that its hook releases the catch 51 on the late57 of the block, when the catch falls ack and the plate 57 with itsinclosed pulley may be thrown over to permit the insertion of the cable19 within the block adjacent to the inner concaved end of the arm 60.The plate 57 is then thrown back and the catch 51 engaged over it, andthe latter secured by the hooked arm 60, the whole operation beingreadily performed when the fork or scoop has descended to the footof theincline.

The numeral 68 designates a ring secured to a suitable part of the cable19, and when the fork or scoop as been drawn by the cable to a pointwhere it may then be directed in a straight line rearwar up the inclinedplane 70, the ring 68 comes into contact with the inner coneaved end ofthe arm 60 and forces that end inward, the hooked end of the armbecoming released from the catch 51, the latter falling back anddisengaging the plate 57. The draft of the cable tilts by the incablethen releases itself from the bl arable blockdoes not have to be openedand the ock and 18 free to be drawn back with 'the fork or scoop to itsdumping position. Other forms of pulley-blocks having separable partsadapted to be separated auto matically may be used in combination withour wagon loading device, and still be covered in principle by the scopeof our claims herein, but the specific new construction an use of theseparable block above describe are reserved to be embodied by us inanother divisional application to be filed by us. In use, the pull-rope83 is only use to make a quick stop in case of accident, and its rings34 enable the operator to distinguish it from the cable 32. In use, theseg- Y change the over the plate 57 with'its pulley 55,

hand only when first taken up to line of direction of cable.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a wagon loading device, in combina tion, an idler winding-drumadapted to be detachably connecte with any suitable driving means, afork or scoop, a draftcable located intermediate between said fork orscoop and said winding-drum, se cured to each, and adapted to be woundupon said drum, means adapted to contact with said fork or scoop andinvert the latter to a dumping position, and means for manuallyconnecting and disconnecting said windingdrum with and from its saidsource of power, and means-connected. between said drivingmeans and saidfork-engaging means adapted to connect and disconnect said partsautomatically when said fork engaging means are swung forward orbackward.

2. In a wagon loading device, in combination, an idler windingdrumadapted to be detachably connected with any suitable driving means, afork or scoop, a raft-cable locatedintermediate between said fork orscoop and said winding-drum, secured to each, and adapted to be woundupon said drum, pivoted arms adapted to contact with said fork or scoopand invert the latter to its dumping position, inclined guides for saidfork or scoop located anterior to and leading up to said pivoted arms,and means connected betweensaid pivoted arms and said drumdriving meansfor disconnecting said winding-drum from its said source of power.

3. In a wagon loading device, in combination, a driving-shaft rotatableby means of any suitable source of power, one end of said shaft beingmovably mounted, a pinion secured on the movable end of saiddrivingshaft, a winding-drum secured to a shaft whose ends are rotatablymounted in bearings near the bearings of -the said drivingshaft,agear-wheel on the winding-drum shaft adapted to intermesh with thepinion on the movable end of the drivingshaft, means for shifting saiddriving-shaft at its movable end to cause it to intermesh with thegear-wheel on the winding-drum shaft, means for shifting the said pinionto disengage it from the said gear-wheel, a fork or scoop, a draft-cablelocated intermediate between said fork or scoop and said windin drum,secured to each, and adapted wound upon said drum, and means for engaging said fork or scoop adapted to invert the latter to its dumpingposition, and means connected between the movable end of saiddriving-shaft and said fork-engaging means adapted to disconnect saidiving-shaft from the drum-shaft when said fork-engaging means is thrownback by an impact from said fork or scoop.

In a wagon loading device, in combination, a driving shaft rotatable byany suita le source of power, one end of said shaft being slidablymounted, a pinion on the slidable end of said shaft, a winding-drumhaving pintles idly mounted in bearings near the bearings of thedriving-shaft, a gear-wheel on one pintle of the windingrum adapted tointermesh with said pinion when its shaft is shifted in one direction, amedially-pivoted lever whose forward end has a slotted bearing withinwhich the movable end of the driving-shaft is received to slide therein,a weight on the rearward end of the said pivoted lever, a pull-cord oneend of which is secured to the weighted end of said pivoted lever, meansfor engaging and shifting the movable end of the said drivingshaft tocause the pinion to intei'n'iesli with the said gear-wheel, a fork orscoop, and a draftcable located intermediate between said fork or scoopand said winding-drum, secured to each, and adapted to be wound uponsaid drum, and engaging means adapted to contact with said fork or scoopand invert the latter to its dumping position and return it to itsformer supine position when dumped.

5. In a wagon loading device, in combination, a driving-shaft rotatableb any suitable source of power, one end of said shaft being slidablymounted, a pinion on the slidable end of said shaft, winding-drumsecured to a rotatable shaft idly mounted in earings near the bearingsof said drivingshaft, a gear-wheel on said winding-drum shaft adapted tointermesh with said when its shaft is moved in one direction, amedially-pivoted lever whose forward end has a slotted bearing withinwhich the mov able end of the driving-shaft is received to slidetherein, a slidable weight secured to the rear end of the said pivotedlever, a pullcord one end of which is secured to the weighted end ofsaid piv ted lover, a mova le clutch adapted to detachably engage andhold the movable end of said drivingpinion i iinkk l l l i l l l l Ishaft in a position where its pinion will intermesh with the saidgear-wheel, a tensionspring connected between said clutch and theweighted end of said pivoted lover, a pull-cord connected to saidmovable clutch, a fork or scoop, and a draft-cablc located intermediatebetween said fork or scoop and said winding-drum, secured to each, andadapted to be wound upon said drum.

6. In a wagon loading device, in combination, a driving-shaft rotatableby any suitable source of power, one end of said shaft being slidablymounted, a pinion on the slidable end of said shaft, a winding-drumhavin )intlcs idlv mounted in bcarin 's b n near the carings oi the saiddrivmg-sha'l t,

a gear-wheel on one pintle of the windingdrum adapted to intermcsh withsaid pinion when the shaft of the latter is shifted in one direction, aincdiallyivoted lever whose forward end has a slotted bearing withinwhich the movable end of the driving-slud't is r ceived to slidetherein, a slidable weight secured to the rear end of the said pivoted-ever, a pull-cord one end of which is secured to the weighted end ofsaid pivoted lover, a movable clutch adapted to dctachablv engage andhold the movable end of said (living-shaft in a position where itspinion. will intermesh with the said gear-wheel, a

tension-spring connected between said clutch and the weighted end ofsaid pivoted lover, a fork or scoop, a draft-cable located intcrmediatebetween said fork or scoop and said winding-drum, secured to each, andadapted to be wound upon said drum, pivoted means adapted, when engagedand thrown back by the rearwardly moving fork or scoop, to invert thelatter to its dumping position, a pull-cord suitably s cured to bothsaid. clutch and said pivotcc dumping means whereby the latter is causedto move said clutch out of engagement with said driving-shaft when. saiddumping means is pushed rearward to its limit of movement.

In a wagon loading device, in combination, a driving-shaft rotatable byanysuitable source of power, one end of said shaft being slidablymounted, a pinion on the slidable end of said shaft, a winding-drumhaving pintles idly mounted in bearings near the bearings of the saiddriving-shaft, a gcarwheel on one pintle of the windingalrum adapted toiutermesh with said pinion when the shaft of the latter is shifted inone direction, a medially pivoted lever whose forward end has a slottedbearing within which the movable end of the driving-shaft is received toslide therein, a slidable weight secured to the rear end of said pivotedlever, a pull cord one end of which is secured to the weighted end ofsaid pivoted lover, a movable clutch adapted to detachably engage andhold the movable end of said drivingshaft in a position where its pinionwill ineither side of the block when the line of direction of the draftof said cable is shifted from one side to the other of the median lineof said device.

9. In a wagon loading device, tion, an idler winding-drum adapted to beconnected with any suitable termesh with the said gearewheel, atensionspring connected between said clutch and the weighted end of saidpivoted lever, a fork or scoop, a draft-cable located intermediatebetween the fork or scoop and said winding-drum, secured to each, andadapted to be wound upon said drum, pivoted means 'detachablyadapted,when engaged and thrown back by source of power, a fork or scoop, adraft-cable located intermediate between said fork or to therearwardly-moving fork or scoop, to invert the latter to its dumpingposition, a scoop and said winding-drum, secured each, and adapted to,be wound upon said pull-cord suitably secured to both said clutch drum,means adapted to contact with said fork or scoop and invert the latterto the and said pivoted dumping means whereby dumping position, meansfor connecting and the latter is caused to move said clutch out ofengagement with said driving-shaft when disconnecting said Winding-drumfrom its said source of power, a pulley secure to said dumping means ispushed rearward by said scoop to its limit of movement, an a pull-cordsecured to the last-mentioned pullsome fixed point of attachment, saidpulley cord and furnished with projecting knobs or rings suitably spacedapart from each other. 8. In a wagon loading device, in combination, anidler winding-drum adapted to be detachably connected with any suitabledriving-means, a fork or scoop, a draft-cable located intermediatebetween said fork or scoop and said Winding-drum, secured to each, andadapted to be wound upon said dapted to contact with said fork or scoopand invert the latter to the l in combinahaving a separable blockadapted to releasably receive the said draft-cable to change the line ofdirection of its draft, a detachable interchangeable pivoted catchconnected to said pulley-block and adapted to be shifted from one sideof the block to the other when desired to change the line of draft fromone side to the other of the median line of the device, and a catchsecured to said cable adapted to contact with the said detachable partof said pulle block to disengage it from the dumping position, means forconnecting and 1 other parts thereof and thus permit the cabledisconnecting said winding-drum from its to release itself therefrom.said source of power, and a pulley secured to Signed at Waterloo, Iowa,this 25th day of some fixed point of attachment, said pulley l Jan.1908. having a separable block adapted to releas- JOHN K. VOORIIEES.ably receive the said draft-cable to change VICTOR V. SPEER. the line ofdirection of its draft, and means Witnesses: connected thereto adaptedto trip and dis-V O. D. YOUNG,

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connect the pulley from the draft-cable from

